Web+Resources+and+Tools

CRSs and LMSs contributing to this page:
 * __Favorite Web Resources and Tools:__**

Nicole, Rich, and Margaret Norene, Aimee, Sara [|http://del.icio.us] - Great place to save and share all of your favorite pages. You can import your friends favorites and you can tag pages as you go with their easy to use toolbar.

[|www.portaportal.com] - This site allows you to easily organize pages for yourself or for students. Rosemont ES uses portaportal for their grade level page sites on their school website.

www.wikispaces.com - Excellent site for students and teachers to obtain up-to-date information. Students can research and edit wikispaces.

[|www.edublogs.com] - Resource site for blogging for teachers. Includes directions on how to set up sites for your school and/or for your classes.

[|www.thinkfinity.org] - Previously known as Marco Polo. The content is by national organizations that are trustworthy for students to research.

[|Answers.com] - good first "go to" site for research. It brings up "deep" content by searching databases and encylopedias in addition to Wikipedia.

[|Illuminations]- includes activities, lessons and standards for all grade levels in mathmatics

Google Earth - enough said

[|Jefferson County Schools]- Virginia school so their online collection of PowerPoints are all SOL appropriate

[|Jan Brett] - author website with useful downloads related to her books

[|Pete's PowerPoint] - great activities and PowerPoint for classroom teachers.